Escaping the Twilight is the coming-of-age story of Amina, a Sudanese girl who undergoes female circumcision at the age of nine. Intensifying her struggle for identity in the silent world of women, she cannot erase the pain and humiliation of that experience. With steely determination, she vows to do whatever is necessary to prevent her daughter from suffering the same demoralizing fate-even if it means going against the wishes of her husband and the rules of her family.. The detailed descriptions of customs and lifestyle give a deep, fascinating insight into the Sudanese culture, as well as entry into the cloaked world of Muslim women. Amina's story is not unique-her journey is not her own. It belongs to every woman who has ever felt the strangling hand of oppression around her neck, or who has questioned her rightful place within the constantly shifting sea of humanity.